Cancer

As we enter the second week of Movember, new research shows targeted prostate cancer screening could prevent unnecessary treatment.

Who is Xi Jinping? The mysterious past of the man who is to be appointed China's next president.

Lab rats showed signs of resisting effects of meth intoxication, say Scripps Research Institute scientists

Men planning to take part in the charity challenge can take inspiration from some famous moustached faces.

Deportivo Tachira fans force match to be abandoned after team change kit to pink in support of breast cancer.

England are sweating over the fitness of Steven Finn with the fast-bowler facing a scan after injuring his thigh in the opening warm-up match against India A in Mumbai.

Future of Egypt's ancient Coptic church in five-year-old's hands as worshippers fear for future amid rising tide of Islamist attacks.

Cheap test for diseases and viruses 10 times more sensitive than current methods for measuring biomarkers.

Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victories will not be distributed to alernative winners, according to the International Cycling Union, as the body announced it would set up an independent commission to investigate its own actions during the American's reign in cycling.

Statistics show lung cancer kills more women than any other form of the disease and fatalities increasing.

Edible brains, hearts, spleens and toenail fungus all feature in the exhibition at St Bart’s Pathology Museum.

Australian actress and singer will play seven dates across the U.K. from March 2013

Cancer Research UK launches interactive website that enables public to analyse research data.

Jimmy Savile and the BBC , Jerry Sandusky and Penn State, Paedophiles and the Boy Scouts ... it's been a terrible month for trust.

Singer awaiting results after having three potentially cancerous moles removed from her back.

Robin Gibb's estate will be divided between his widow Dwina and his children Melissa, Spencer and RJ.

Top Gun director Tony Scott jumped to his death with cocktail of prescription drugs in system, says initial autopsy.

Read the full transcript of IBTimes UK's interview with Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens on the subject of his new book The War We NEver Fought: The British Establishment's Surrender to Drugs.

Lance Armstrong has been banned from cycling for life and stripped of his seven Tour de France by the International Cycling Union

Peter Hitchens is used to being treated as the lunatic fringe of British commentariat but does not appear to enjoy his status.

Former Dutch international Ruud Gullit has spoken out strongly over the issue of racism in football and in support of Sunderland defender Danny Rose.

Lance Armstrong has lost a host of major sponsors, with Nike revealing in a statement that they will no longer support the disgraced cyclist.

Dutch actress took erotica out of Soho sleaze pits and into mainstream cinema with 1974 sex classic

Academy Award-winning filmmaker tells IBTimes UK about his latest documentary, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In the House of God.

Boy who suffered 99% burns after he was raped and set on fire accuses convicted sex offender Don Collins of the crimes when they were childhood neighbours.

Lance Armstrong has stepped down from cancer charity and has been dropped by sponsors Nike for “insurmountable evidence” against him.

Testosterone levels in obese teenage boys are significantly lower than those who are a healthy weight.

Alternative Hair Show is a fund-raiser for those suffering from leukaemia.

Number of breast cancer patients aged over 65 will reach one million within 30 years.

After a successful run on iOS, Plague Inc. has spread to Android and is as infectiously fun as ever